Europe can better support venture capital to boost growth, productivity
By Nathaniel Arnold, Guillaume Claveres and Jan Frie The European Union has a productivity problem. Its people produce nearly 30...
World Economy
Emerging markets show resilience despite global tightening
By Cian Allen and Rudolfs Bems Interest rates in the United States are at 20-year highs and the dollar has...
Afreximbank Academy to build capacity of Corporates to benefit from AfCFTA
Efe Tega African Export-Import Bank (Afreximbank) has launch an innovative capacity development program designed to empower African corporates to capitalise...
Global growth stabilizing but at weak pace
Efe Tega The World Bank has warned that said that the global outlook remains subdued by historical standards despite an...
Africa: Foreign investment in clean energy fell to $53bn in 2023- UNCTAD
Foreign direct investment (FDI) flows to Africa fell by 3% to $53 billion in 2023, according to the latest World...
Global resurgence of cholera leaves 1,900 deaths in 6 months
The UN World Health Organisation (WHO) has announced a spike in cholera in several regions of the world, with almost...
Global foreign investment declines on increasing geopolitical tensions – UNCTAD
Efe Tega with agency The UN Trade and Development Organisation (UNCTAD) has said that Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) fell by...
Global gas flaring rises to highest level since 2019 – World Bank
The amount of gas flared worldwide in 2023 rose by nine billion cubic meters (bcm) to 148 bcm, its highest...
Chevron signs contracts for ultra-deepwater blocks in Angola amid attractive policies
Multinational energy corporation Chevron has signed two Risk Service Contracts (RSC) for Block 49 and Block 50, located in the...
AfCFTA to stimulate intra-African trade by $35bn annually – Minister
Omeiza Bilal Minister, Industry, Trade and Investment, Dr. Doris Uzoka Anite has revealed that the African Continental Free Trade Area...
